Former Borders in Shrewsbury to be turned into Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant

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May 16, 2013 at 8:00 AMMay 16, 2013 at 7:19 PM

By Aaron Nicodemus TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

SHREWSBURY — The former Borders bookstore building on Route 9 in Shrewsbury is being eyed as the new location of a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant and another unnamed retail store.

A Michigan-based commercial real estate company has informed town officials that it intends to purchase the vacant former bookstore building and locate a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in the northern section of the building, which is closest to Route 9.

The new restaurant will open in October, according to Patrick Lennox, representing MTB Partners LLC of Birmingham, Michigan.

"We are planning to purchase the former Borders building in the next couple of months and immediately begin remodeling the property to accommodate our restaurant, which will be located in the northern portion of the property," wrote Mr. Lennox in an emailed response to the Telegram & Gazette.

He said Buffalo Wild Wings would occupy 7,500 square feet. A retailer for the remaining 18,000 square feet of space was not named.

The Borders superstore at 476 Boston Turnpike opened in 1997, and closed in 2011 when the entire Borders chain went into bankruptcy. Since then, the space was used for some seasonal stores, but has otherwise remained vacant. Plans for a Wines & More store fell through when the Florida company that held the building's mortgage foreclosed, scotching the lease negotiation.